When Did You Stop Singing?: Elementary Boys' Attitudes and Self-Efficacy Toward the Act of Singing
Year: 2021
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The “missing males” epidemic is one which has baffled music educators and researchers for decades. Many research studies have been conducted to explore why boys choose to not be involved in choral ensembles at their middle and high schools. These studies list numerous retention/recruitment strategies; however, the problem remains. Many boys decide before they reach middle school whether they like to sing. The purposes of this study are to examine elementary age boys’ attitudes toward singing and determine at what grade level, if any, there is a significant difference in boys’ attitudes, to search for a relationship between boys’ attitudes and self-efficacy toward the act of singing, and to try to pinpoint reasons and factors contributing to boys’ declining interest in singing at a young age. Advisor: Rhonda Fuelberth
Source: Lincoln (University of Nebraska)
Author: Eric D Wyler
Language: English
Subfield: Music
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3198514712